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The trip overseas for Richard Witaker was difficult because so many of his fellow Marines got seasick on the 31 day...

The air raid sirens that would warn the ships of incoming kamikazes kept the men up day and night. Psychologically it...

Perrett was awarded the European Campaign Ribbon [Annotator's Note: Europe/Africa/Middle East Theater Ribbon] with two...

Leo William Schmittgens remembered after all the firing ceased [Annotator's Note: after a firefight during the Battle...

After Arthur Jackson got back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of Okinawa...

Richard Witaker faced many hardships on Okinawa. Troops suffered from fatigue resulting from tension and lack of sleep...

Adolph Wilson and the 5th Marine Division assaulted Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: on 19 February 1945]. The island was...

James Gaffney was once allowed to buy a case of beer after an announcement that there was an excess supply. Each sailor...

While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...

Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...

Robert Powers enjoyed World War 2 more than the Korean War. He had a reason to go in the first war and he enjoyed the...

They proceeded to Samar to the repair base. The boats had already begun to be renovated because they had been assigned...

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